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Scientology's children: Introduction — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Roy seemed adrift. He was 14 and headed for trouble. But when he entered a Scientology school, the transformation was swift. Within two years, he was working alongside the Church of Scientology's most senior executives. The church reels off dozens of success stories like Roy's. But it doesn't mention a Clearwater boy named Carlo. Carlo, 15, didn't go to school. He worked from 8:30 in the morning until 10 at night for $30 a week. He told police that he couldn't ...
Nov 10, 1991
Scientology's children: Members laud schooling, church's no-drug stance — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) [Picture / Caption: Happy Scientologists: Marie C. Gale poses with her husband, David, son Philip and daughter Elizabeth.] Marie C. Gale is raising her children the same way her parents raised her: using the principles of Scientology. "Considering my parents and grandmother, my children are fourth- generation Scientologists," Mrs. Gale, 36, said in a letter. Mrs. Gale, of Clearwater, is one of many local Scientologists who say their religion offers benefits to their families, their children in particular. Members say Scientology ...
Nov 10, 1991
Scientology's children: Saving the world — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Scientologists believe they are saving the world from insanity, war and crime. "Saving the world is an understatement," said former member Kenneth Wasserman. "Saving the universe" is more like it, he said. This intense sense of purpose explains why some Scientologists are willing to work 12-hour days for $30 a week. Others pay up to $800 for an hour of counseling, and one couple brought a $35,000 counseling package. Critics say this sense of mission has another consequence: Next to saving ...
Nov 10, 1991
Scientology's children: What are church's beliefs? — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) L. Ron Hubbard was a writer who conjured up tales of time travel and rocket ships to Mars. But science fiction was not all that sprang from Hubbard's pen. He also wrote the book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health . In it, Hubbard described a new kind of counseling, which he said could help people increase their IQs, cure themselves of arthritis, allergies, asthma and migraine headaches, and reduce their chances of having a car wreck. The book was published ...
Oct 20, 1991
The religion that sells the sky — Tampa Tribune (Florida)More: link
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Kevin Shinkle Source:
Tampa Tribune (Florida) A PIECE OF BLUE SKY. By Jon Atack. Lyle Stuart. 428 Pages. $21.95. It has been 17 years since the Church of Scientology secretly bought the historic Fort Harrison Hotel and established a base for an important arm of the church in the city of Clearwater. And it has been nearly 10 years since critical public hearings — which detailed allegations of a slew of Scientology wrongs — captivated city residents for more than a week. The church professes to have ...
Aug 27, 1991
Scientology plan called tax avoidance — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com
Aug 14, 1991
Court denies newspapers access to hearings — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) After secret court hearings involving a former Scientologist began in Tampa, the St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Tribune filed motions in court to gain access. Times attorney Patricia Anderson said a larger question remains: Whether the U.S. District Court in Tampa should unseal a case file from a lawsuit that the plaintiff did not want closed. That issue has not been decided. Margery Wakefield is a former member of the Church of Scientology who sued in 1982, saying the organization fraudulently ...
Jul 25, 1991
Vault to get Hubbard's writings — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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Bob Henderson Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Scientology does make for interesting reading, whether it's a St. Petersburg Times story about plans to replace the Gray Moss Inn in downtown Clearwater with a six-story, $42-million religious training center, a Time magazine cover story about "The Cult of Greed" or an intriguing tale in a California monthly news magazine, North Coast Journal, about construction of "a massive subterranean vault" to hold the writings of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. A Clearwater area resident dropped off a copy of the ...
Jul 19, 1991
Former member of sect is suing — Tampa Tribune (Florida)More: link
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Kevin Shinkle Source:
Tampa Tribune (Florida) CLEARWATER — The Church of Scientology is facing another lawsuit in the midst of an expensive nationwide campaign to bolster its image. The sect, which maintains its spiritual headquarters in Clearwater, has spent millions of dollars in recent weeks for advertising in the newspaper USA Today. In the lawsuit, a former sect member claims the church is a fraud; owes him money for counseling services he never used; and has cut him off from his two daughters, who still follow Scientology. ...
Jul 17, 1991
Letters: Don't use religion politically — Clearwater Times (Florida)
Jul 16, 1991
Lawyer claims Scientologists kept him from daughters — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Jul 8, 1991
Ex-publisher sought by creditors — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link
Jun 22, 1991
Letters // Scientologists unfairly attack Prozac — Tampa Tribune (Florida)More: link
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Tampa Tribune (Florida) The June 1 letter on Prozac by Doug Johnston is another example of the campaign of misinformation that Scientologists are spreading on Prozac and other treatments prescribed by psychiatrists. Johnston refers to research carried out by L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology. Hubbard initiated his "research" with the premises that all psychiatric treatment is damaging to all patients and that psychological problems can be dealt with only by training the mind to forget, using a form of self-hypnosis. He conveniently ...
May 7, 1991
County, Scientology continue tax talks — Tampa Tribune (Florida)More: link
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Kevin Shinkle Source:
Tampa Tribune (Florida) CLEARWATER — No end is in sight in negotiations between Pinellas County and the Church of Scientology over the church's $5 million tax bill. Neither side would talk about the negotiations taking place in front of a court-appointed mediator. Mediator William Fleece adjourned the talks Monday, and the two sides may not meet again for months. "If we had reached something, obviously we wouldn't have adjourned," Pinellas Property Appraiser Jim Smith said. "I don't think we will lose anything by talking, ...
May 5, 1991
Mediator will hear tax fight — Clearwater Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com , link
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Curtis Krueger Source:
Clearwater Times (Florida) Attorneys for the Church of Scientology and Pinellas County will meet Monday to see if they can avoid a lengthy court battle. CLEAR WATER — Pinellas County and the Church of Scientology have been facing off for years, preparing for an epic court battle over whether the Scientologists should pay millions in local property taxes. Attorneys for the county and the Scientologists will meet Monday, but not before a judge. Instead, they will meet behind closed doors, before a mediator. Both ...
Apr 23, 1991
Scientology church on trial in Canada — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The Church of Scientology goes on trial here this morning, charged with stealing thousands of documents from government offices and law firms. It is the first time that a church has been put on trial in Canada. The trial is expected to be long and drawn-out. Various motions on legal technicalities must be dealt with first, a process that could take months. The trial is the result of eight years of legal wrangling. It began in 1983, when 110 police officers ...
Apr 4, 1991
Scientologists file 11 suits to get access to IRS audit records — Tampa Tribune (Florida)More: link
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Tom Brennan Source:
Tampa Tribune (Florida) TAMPA — Scientologists filed 11 federal lawsuits Wednesday against the Internal Revenue Service seeking information about agency audits of them. The group claims the IRS has ignored its requests to obtain the records filed under the federal Freedom of Information Act and is asking the court to force the agency to turn over the documents. Among the things the lawsuits are seeking are the IRS audits and any instructions, memorandums or directives by the agency relating to the treatment of Scientologists. ...
Mar 21, 1991
County, church talking secretely — Tampa Tribune (Florida)
Mar 21, 1991
Disadvantage for Pinellas in sect case — Tampa Tribune (Florida)
Mar 20, 1991
Scientologists plan new training center — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Curtis Krueger ,
Laura Griffin Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The Church of Scientology said it plans to tear down the Gray Moss Inn and build a six-story, $42-million religious training center in its place. The 170,000-square-foot building would be at 215 S Fort Harrison Ave., across the street from the Fort Harrison Hotel, which Scientologists use as an international retreat. Construction could start in May and last two years. The glass-covered building would feature a covered walkway above Fort Harrison Avenue, and a 65-foot-tall atrium in a lobby. A company ...
Mar 1, 1991
Role model / Olympic gymnast Lakes gives children advice, motivation for success in life — Tampa Tribune (Florida)
Feb 13, 1991
Scientologists sued twice this week — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The Church of Scientology promised a Michigan man he would achieve "spiritual immortality" - but first, according to a new lawsuit, he had to pay thousands. Clearwater is considered the spiritual headquarters for Scientology, which members say is a religion, but which critics say is a money-making outfit or a cult. It was founded by L. Ron Hubbard, a science fiction writer and author of Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. When he came to Clearwater, the lawsuit said, he ...
Feb 9, 1991
Group's tax status in question — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Alan Zimmet, an attorney hired by the city of Clearwater, said Scientology officials seem to admit in the new court ruling that they are not tax-exempt. The court ruling upheld a Clearwater city ordinance that requires churches to file financial disclosure forms. While the ruling was not really about taxes, it did say that donations to the Church of Scientology for auditing and training were not covered by the ordinance, because courts have said that those donations are not tax exempt. ...
Feb 8, 1991
Donations are open, judge rules — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: Continued from page 1 , pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Curtis Krueger Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) The ruling says the law does not apply to donations the Scientologists receive for "auditing and training." Auditing is a Scientology counseling process. [Heber Jentzsch] said almost all donations the Church of Scientology receives are for auditing or training. "That's the whole of Scientology," he said. "That's really what we do." Asked if the organization received donations for any other purposes beside auditing and training, Jentzsch said, "I don't know."
Jan 30, 1991
Men guilty of money laundering — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Bruce Vielmetti Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) A defunct Clearwater rare coin, bullion and currency exchange, along with three former employees, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal money-laundering charges. The business, Bernstein, McCaffrey & Lee, was at 601 Cleveland St. in downtown Clearwater, but has been closed since authorities raided the office and confiscated inventory in December 1989. Ronald W. Bernstein, who founded the business, and former salesmen Grant Boshoff, 20, and Lawrence Spencer, 44, each face a maximum of 20 years in prison, but likely will receive much ...
Jan 1, 1991
Scientologists are sued for $127,000 — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
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Curtis Krueger ,
Teresa Burney Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Five companies are suing the Church of Scientology for more than $127,000, claiming that the organization has failed to pay its bills for construction work and equipment. Besides those lawsuits, the Scientologists have settled five others within the past two years from companies that claimed they were owed more than $39,000 for items ranging from travel services to construction materials. Scientology was founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, the author of Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. Scientologists ...
Dec 31, 1990
Church of Scientology facing suits / Five companies say Scientologists haven't paid their bills. The group denies it is having financial difficulties. — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: news.google.com
Oct 16, 1990
Court won't revive Scientology suit — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Sep 19, 1990
Gray Moss Inn's buyer remains a mystery — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Sep 18, 1990
Gray Moss' buyer is a mystery — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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